The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Monday stated a ten-member commission would be established to oversee security strategies and operations directly related to the spring elections.
The new commission arrives at time when many inside and outside the government have been increasingly worried about security threats to the election process. Other than localized issues such as the Independent Election Commission's (IEC) inability to open up voter registration offices in a number of districts around the country, more recently a growing concern has been the safety of IEC officials and other election personnel.
Officials said the commission, which was mandated by Presidential Decree from President Hamid Karzai, would be charged with managing security for the Presidential and Provincial Council elections, IEC staff-members, candidate's campaigns, and national and international observers.
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